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The actual reason people are leaving the city are high rents and small apartments. How the hell do you work from home when you're sharing a place with roommates
by sagarm 6y ago
The actual reason people are leaving the city are high rents and small apartments. How the hell do you work from home when you're sharing a place with roommates? And affording extra space for an office given current rents is a huge problem.
Crime and homelessness, while problems, aren't major factors for people in my experience. After all, those two things haven't really changed.
- WillPostForFood 6y agoHomelessness is objectively worse, as in higher counts, in SF. Up 72% since 2011. And it is subjectively worse, as enforcement has dropped and homelessness has spread, become more bold, more petty crime, and caused a bigger disruptions. https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/5380756_sanfrancisco2019.png https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/5380756_sanfrancisco2019....
- bart_spoon 6y ago> Crime and homelessness, while problems, aren't major factors for people in my experience. After all, those two things haven't really changed I disagree. Its consistently brought up, along with high rent, as one of the worst parts of living in the area. In my experience, the people who stay in SF are willing tolerate it for access to all the amenities there. When the pandemic makes it difficult to enjoy those amenities, it will drive people away.